pas de deux
noun/ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/
/ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/
(plural pas de deux
(from French)/ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/
/ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/
)- a dance, often part of a ballet, that is performed by two peopleWord OriginFrench, literally ‘step of two’.
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